Shoe



March 18, 1924.' A Y A. vJ. BOUTHLLIER l f snor-1 F'iled Jan. 29, `19255 fifi TIZZM diff/5170766? Patented Mar. 18, 1924.

ALPHIDA J, -BOUIHILLIEB, F (IRANSTON,v RHODE ISLAND.

aldeas.

devices characteristic of former arch sup- Be it known that I, Anrixtim J'. oU'rrnlL-y7 y,porters LIER, a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Cranston, in the county off Providence and State of RhodeV island, have invented certain new'. and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shoes, and more `lvespecially to. shoes with an arch supporter receving means constructed therein.

One ob'ect'of my invention is'to provide a shoe a apted to receive ".arch supporting means, usually comprising a `)lurality ot' flat separate filler members, un erneath the inner-sole to build the shank high enough to furnish the-desired amount of arch support to suit the individual needs of the Wearer. Shoe manufacturers have not t date realized that rou hly half the people who Wear shoes actualy need some means of arch support, and that some` slight arch support is, desirable for everyone. I am aware that formerly separate inner soles consisting of separate layers of fabric con nected together have been built, provided with pockets adapted to receive separate filler members, but so far asl am aware, I am the first to provide a standard ltype of shoe complete in itself, whichA may be sold to everyone, and which contains of its own inherent structure some slight arch supportingmeans, which is at least not harmful to everyone, and/ which can be easily and' readily built up in the shank thereof by the mere-insertion of small, separate flat'k filler members in a pocket built-right in the shoe -readily available fromzeither side to furnish the desired degree of arch support even for the worst type of broken down arc/hes. As I merely insert a short'half inner, soley in a` standard shoe without increasing the amount o stitching required, ,it isseen that the' cost thereof is negligible, and that I provide one standard shoe. at a slightly greater. cost suitable for everyone, but especially suitable for and readil adaptable to the individual use of the fi y per cent of the eople who actually need some form of arcii support.

A further object of my invention is to provide a simple and easily constructed arch supporter, thus dispensing with the neces. sity of woodemmetal and other complicated ,-'Thesef and such objects of my invention as may `hereinafter appearwill be best under-V stood from a description'o'one embodimenti thereof, such asis shown in the accompany;-Vv

drawings.

in n u du the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation y of my shoe, parts being shown in section.'

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with they shank filled upby the insertion otthe'sepa:V

'rate filler members. ,Y

Fig-3 is a section alon the line`s`33` of -F ig. 2, illustratingfhow t e inner "soleshre stitched to the welt.

F ig. 4 is a filler members. l

In the drawings, whereinlike characters of reference indicate like parts; throughout, 1 is the upper, 2 the welt, 3 the usual innersole, 4 the outersole, and 5 thev heel, these parts being similar to the parts used in standard shoes. I rovide, in addition the half innersole 6 w ich extends along the perspective View one of the shank 7 from 8, any convenient line extending transversely of the heel l5 behind the front edge of the' heel 5 to 9 any `convenient line extending transversely ofthe ball 10 pf the shoe. The half' innersole 6 may com pletelv cover the heel 5, but in the preferred embodiment shown to save leather I have `only continued this as far back as abso lutely necessary. The half innersole 6 isA connected to the upper 1, the innersole 3 and heel 5 in means of -t e nails 11. From the heel 5 forward the half innersole 6 isconnected to the upper 1 and welt 2 by two sets of stitc 12'and 12, the set 12e`xte'nding alongt e airy convenient fashion usually by f' inner outside edge of said half innersole 6 from the rear to the front edge thereof, and the set12 extending along the outer outside edge of the said half innersole 6 from the rear to the front edge thereof; Thoughin my referred embodiment I have illustrated stitc ings as the connecting means, it is "obvious that any other form of suitableconnecting means may be emplo ed for connecting the outside edges of said half innersole 6 to the upper 1 and welt 2. The outersolefe is connected to the welt 2 by the usual stitchin 13, which extends from the inner'' side of t e heel 5 all around the toe 14 to the outer side of the heel 5. On top of said i half innersole ldis the usual innersole 3 which extends from the rear end of the heel to the toe 14, as usual. Thefinner sole 3 is connected 'as ex lainedto the upper l and heel 5 at the hee and in my invention to Vthe part of the extra half innersole 6 extendvnersole 3 is not connected tothe 'welt 2 at all, thus providing throughout the shank 7 a pocket extendlng transversely the width of the shoe.` Forward from the front ed e- 9 ofthe half-innersole 6, the usual innerso e` 3 i connected along the'out'sideedge there-l of(l othe upgier 1 and we ltQas usua convenient ashion, usually bymeans of the stitching 16, which extends alongthe outside edge thereo from the outside end 9` of the front'edge'9 of the half innersole 6 on the outer side of the ball l0, around the .toe 14 to the'inside end 9" of the front edge f j` the heel and `to the Welt from the -hall to the j of the half innersole 6 on the inner side o the ball 10. It is thus apparent' that the innersole 3 will be attached to the upper l and Welt 2 except at each side of the shank?,U

where the sides of the innersole 3 willbe unattaehed thus creatine the pocket 15 extending `lonufitudinally tlietween the innersoleQS and the half innersole 6 and transversethe Width ofthe shoe for the purpose hereinafter explained. As the inner-,- `sole 3' will be raised`v"s1i`ghtly by the addi-` tion of the half innersole 6,-and as, if the inner sole 3 is made of hard leather it may become Warped so as to form at all times thereunder a small air pocket even when in trouble with their are esamiy who needsome i form ofareh support that my shoe is con# 'f' shank 7 any required amountto satis f individuals needs.

use, it is apparentthat some slight degree urof arch support Wi-ll'at all times .be

nished by my shoe, which is at least not harmful for everyone, and even desirable to buildup the shank to furnish the desired yas tending `to rotect `againstthe vfallingv of the archesin atellife. l

As explained previously, it isfor the fifty per cent of the peo legwho actuallyhave strueted. To aid lthem any' convenient kind. of' filling means may be inserted in the pocket 15 from; either side to build u the ln the preferred form shown in Fig; 4 my preferred filling means thiclmess as atl20 from the'straight edge 18 i `consists of se arate filler `members l'iusu-` "ally made o Y iat or Vboard leather, alf though they may he madeifrom an suitable Y These are re'ferably Wedge-shape and of no greatt icknese and are usually edge 19, and' are smoothed off ortapered in ,initd the curved ed e 19. It is thus seen that my improved fil er members 17 are readily ,1n any .thel v l yheel to, the ball, connected tosai elastic material, suohas rubber, elt, cork. .etcci Q ffcutakwith a straight edge 18 and a curved nes'asio insertable in the pocket 15 from either side f 4which may be readi y and conveniently builtl upto suit the dilierentarch supporting requireinents of all typs of Wearers.v l 'It 1s understood t t my invention is not limited lto the specific embodiments shown', "fandfthat various deviations may `be made therefrom without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I rlaixn` as new and desire to secure by tters Patent is:

1.l l n a' shoe, the combination ofthe welt, the heel, aninnersole attached as usual to pocket. i l

2. In a shoe, the-combination of the welt,

the heel, an innersole attached tothe heel ,I il; and to the Welt vfrom the hallto thetoe, an

additional "halfinnersole underneath said, inneis'ole extending from the heel to the ball attached to the welt from the heel to the "ball, said innersoles thus forming `between `them a' pocket `extending transversely the widthoflthe shoe accessible from either -eide of the shank adapted to receive zilling means amount'o arch support to the Wey rer. 3. ln a shoe, the combination ofthe welt, the heel,"v inners'ole connected to the 'heel and to thewelt from the ball to the toe by stitclng extending along the outsidel edge of said inn'ersole' from 'one side of the halll around the toe lto the other side of the lball', an additionalhalf innersole underneathsaid inner sole extending from the front ed e of the welt by two sets of stitchingajone'lsot extending along the outside edgeofsaid. innersole from the ront edge 'of theheel tothe ball, the other set extending similarly alongl the inside edge thereof, said innersoles thus ormi ing between them a pocket extending transversely the Width of the shoe ac'ces'sible from either side' of the shank'nd filling means in said pocket.

e. .ln a sl1oe,the combination of the Welt., the heel, an innersole connectedl to. the heel `and to the Welt from the hall to the toe by 95` side of the shank, and filling means in said Y' stitching extending along the outside ed e of the said ball around ball, an additional half innersole underneath said innersole extending from the front edge of the heel to the ball, connected to said welt by two sets of stitch ings, one set `extending alon the outside ed e of said innersole from the iront edge of -t e heel to the ball, the other set extending sinriilarly along'the inside edge thereof, said' innersoles thus forming between them a pocket extending transversely the width of the shoe accessible from either side of the shank, adapted to"receive filling means to build up the shank'to furnish the desired `amount of arch support to the wearer.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a shoe constructed to receive in the shank portionv thereof underneath the innersole, arch sup porting means, said means comprising se arate thin, fiat filler members provided with a straight edge and a curved edge, said ller members.- being gradually tapered from the straight edge to the curved edge thereof, said members being readily insertable from either side of shank underneath the innersole tapered edge first.

In ashoe, the combination of the welt, l an Iinnersole attached as usual to the ball, said innersoles lthus forming betransversely e from either y filling means in said pocket, said filling means comprising separate thin, fiat filler members provided with .members being `Paal/dually tapered a straight edge and a straight edges thereof being placed in the outside edges of said pocket.

7. As a new article 'of manufacture, a shoe constructed with an additional half inner* sole in the y"shank thereof, and pi'vided with a pocket 4extending transversely 'the width of the shoe accessible from either side of the shank between saidhalf innersole and the true inne'rsole adapted to receive sufiicient separate filler members to build up the shank to furnish 'the desired ernennt of arch support to the wearer...

8. In a shoe, lthe heel an innersole connected to the heel and a, die weit from the ban .to the stitching the outside edge of said innersole from one side of the ball innersole underneath sai inner'sole extendino from the front edge of the heel to the bal, connected to said welt byy two sets of stitching-s, one'set extending the ront edge of the heel to the ball, the other set extending similarly along the in 'side edge thereof, said innersoles means comprising sepa members provided with a curved edge, said filler from the' straight edge to t ecur'ved edge thereof, the straight edges thereof being placed in the outside edges of, said pocket.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

Ammon J. BOTHILLIER.

in said pocket, said rate thin, Hat filler a straight edge apd alongy the outside edge of said innersole from curved edge, the

the combination of the welt,

toe by 

